overbite - Page 2

This pup is fine !!!  defiantly not a overbite !!

so zig zag do more worries !!

Is that it? Looks fine to me, I wouldn't be worried if it were my dog.

Sorry, folks--over the years, I've learned not to trust the judgment of many veterinarians in these matters. I recall having a puppy buyer panic because of an "overbite" more than than 30 years ago--long before digital photography.  The "condition" (revealed in photos) was much the same as in the above photos.

Choose a trustworthy, reliable breeder carefully and trust his judgment. Heck, I'm surprised that the vet didn't say something terrifying about the pup's "winter nose".

Many vets are not fond of GSD's and have a great distrust of breeders. After all, they are often brainwashed in vet school that all dogs should be spayed/neutered.

Good job with the photos,  zigzag. I only had to take a few minutes to crop and edit them to make them suitable for posting on this forum.

The pup in the pictures will straighten out when the adult canines are in all the way - the bite will be perfect.  No worries.  Ignore the vet, listen to the people who know all about puppy growth and development.

molly

Thanks everyone for your post I have talked to the breeder and he does assure me that she will have a correct bite.And he hasn't given me any reason not to trust his word.I was a tad concern because the vet mentioned teeth when i first got her at 9 wks. old then again when her shots were due a month later.But the breeder and you guys have set my miind at ease.

   Thanks

Have you seen pups with bites worse than that correct themselves, once the canines are in and in place?

yes

Molly,

Have you seen a pup with close to a half inch overbite, develop correct bite?

if the overbite is severe, then no it won't correct itself completely - but you can wait and see, I wouldn't write any pup off until the adult teeth are 100% in.    Basically, what I look for is a correct scissor bite in the baby puppy - if it was correct before the overbite was developed, then it will more than likely correct itself when the adults come in.  If the overbite was there from the start (in the 8 week old puppy) and especially if it gets worse from that point, then it probably will not correct 100% if at all.

molly